Dr. Mukesh Kapoor
Senior Scientist
Protein Chemistry and Technology
Central Food Technological Research Institute
India
Biography
Mukesh Kapoor received his Ph.D. Degree in Microbiology from University of Delhi, New Delhi in 2008 and carried out his postdoctoral work at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), New Delhi, India. Subsequently, he worked as a Research Scientist at Reliance Life Sciences, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His area of interest includes: enzyme engineering, structure-function relationship of enzymes, thermo-stable enzymes with special focus on metal-protein interactions, immobilization of enzymes on nanomaterials, prebiotic oligosaccharides and their utilization by probiotics apart from industrial application of enzymes in food and related areas.
Research Interest
Usage of biochemical and molecular tools for understanding the functioning of hemicellulose degrading enzymes and their role in biological systems.
Publications
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Preeti Tripathi, Silvi Garg, Deepesh Panwar, Gaurav Singh Kaira, Rahul Kumar and Mukesh Kapoor (2016). Phytase from Citrobacter koseri PM-7: Cost-effective production using agro-industrial residues, biochemical characterization and application in dephytinization. Waste and Biomass Valorization. DOI 10.1007/s12649-016-9662-6.
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Praveen K Srivastava, Mukesh Kapoor (2017). Production, properties and applications of endo-β-mannanases. Biotechnology Advances. 35: 1-19.
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Praveen Kumar Srivastava, Deepesh Panwar, K. V. Harish Prashanth and Mukesh Kapoor (2017). Structural Characterization and in vitro Fermentation of β-mannooligosaccharides Produced from Locust bean gum by GH-26 Endo-β-1,4-mannanase (ManB-1601). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. (Accepted, In press) DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b00123.
